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SEC orders Wells Fargo to pay $7 million for anti-money-laundering failures
WIREHOUSES MAY 20, 2022
SEC orders Wells Fargo to pay $7 million for anti-money-laundering failures

The firm was more than five months late on average in filing suspicious activity reports involving wire transfers to and from foreign countries suspected of terrorism financing and other illegal money movements.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report

The job interviews seemed designed to bolster Wells Fargo's record of its diversity efforts rather than actually hiring women or people of color, the New York Times reported.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley's Parametric moves the wirehouse into ETF management
EQUITIES MAY 20, 2022
Morgan Stanley's Parametric moves the wirehouse into ETF management

Two filings show that Parametric is moving beyond its current focus on separate accounts and direct indexing to subadvise strategies for Innovator ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill team managing $409 million joins Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 19, 2022
Merrill team managing $409 million joins Raymond James

The three advisers, based in Spokane, Washington, will operate as Panorama Wealth Management of Raymond James.

By InvestmentNews
Buffett exits Wells Fargo stake, ending decades-long bet on bank
WIREHOUSES MAY 17, 2022
Buffett exits Wells Fargo stake, ending decades-long bet on bank

Berkshire Hathaway reported new stakes in banking giant Citigroup Inc. and in auto lender Ally Financial Inc.

By Bloomberg
Jim Hays stepping down as head of Wells Fargo Advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2022
Jim Hays stepping down as head of Wells Fargo Advisors

After 35 years in the industry, Hays is retiring. He'll be replaced by Sol Gindi, who will also head the Wealth & Investment Management client relationship group.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS loses $3.9 million claim linked to YES options strategy
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2022
UBS loses $3.9 million claim linked to YES options strategy

A Finra arbitration panel ordered UBS to pay the clients $2.9 million in compensatory damages and $966,000 in attorneys' fees.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James adds $580 million Wells Fargo team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2022
Raymond James adds $580 million Wells Fargo team

The four advisers will operate as Heberle Helm Ferguson Group in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

By InvestmentNews
Former Merrill adviser assigned to rehabilitation after racist rant
WIREHOUSES APR 28, 2022
Former Merrill adviser assigned to rehabilitation after racist rant

James Iannazzo, who lost his job at Merrill after a tirade at a smoothie shop, will have the charges against him dismissed after a year under supervision.

By Bloomberg
UBS fined $350,000 for failing to report certain trades
WIREHOUSES APR 27, 2022
UBS fined $350,000 for failing to report certain trades

Finra says the firm failed to report certain trades in TRACE-eligible securities.

By InvestmentNews
UBS taking ‘close look’ at US as Asia wealth business slows
WIREHOUSES APR 26, 2022
UBS taking ‘close look’ at US as Asia wealth business slows

The wirehouse's Global Wealth Management Americas group reported $12 billion in net new fee-generating assets in the first quarter.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James adds team that managed $340 million at Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 25, 2022
Raymond James adds team that managed $340 million at Merrill

The four advisers will operate as Resolute Private Wealth in Forest, Virginia.

By InvestmentNews
Bank of America wealth group sees head count drop as revenues climb
ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2022
Bank of America wealth group sees head count drop as revenues climb

Adviser ranks are falling, but the bank reports 7,800 net new client relationships and a growing thirst for alternative investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
Revenue per rep rises but head count slips at Wells Fargo Advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2022
Revenue per rep rises but head count slips at Wells Fargo Advisors

Annualized revenue per adviser, a key industry metric, was $1.22 million at the end of March, up 4.3% from the end of last year.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley eyes retirement, overseas wealth management opportunities
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2022
Morgan Stanley eyes retirement, overseas wealth management opportunities

'I think in the wealth and asset management spaces internationally, we punch below our weight,' Chairman and CEO James Gorman said during the firm's conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra arbitrators award former Morgan Stanley broker $900,000
WIREHOUSES APR 13, 2022
Finra arbitrators award former Morgan Stanley broker $900,000

The former rep, Joseph C. DeNicola, alleged wrongful termination, defamation and unpaid compensation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo Advisors fires back in Georgia court dispute over arb decision
WIREHOUSES APR 08, 2022
Wells Fargo Advisors fires back in Georgia court dispute over arb decision

In its appeal, the firm argues that the judge was wrong and that the arbitration decision it had initially won against a client should stand.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS wealth unit launches group focused on inclusive investing
WIREHOUSES APR 07, 2022
UBS wealth unit launches group focused on inclusive investing

The new team will offer investments that focus on promoting equality, expanding opportunities and improving outcomes for underrepresented or marginalized groups.

By Bloomberg
Burt White moves from LPL to Carson Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 05, 2022
Burt White moves from LPL to Carson Group

As chief strategy officer, LPL's former chief investment officer will join the executive board and report directly to Ron Carson.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley spins off $15 billion RIA business
WIREHOUSES MAR 31, 2022
Morgan Stanley spins off $15 billion RIA business

The asset sale suggests Morgan Stanley won't be following some competing Wall Street firms that are migrating toward the RIA space.

By Jeff Benjamin